Cities Quote by Gary Hustwit

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most…

— Eduardo Paes

There are good reasons for not wanting to host the Olympics. The Games can be costly and, in spite of their patriotic overtones, can…

— Mary Pilon

I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts…

— Laurence Fishburne

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

— Pierre de Coubertin

Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.

— Daley Thompson

The Olympics is about representing your country, and if you get an opportunity to play you give it all you have.

— P.K. Subban

Smaller cities, places like Sarajevo, for example, even amid all that destruction there's still so much pride that the [Olympic] games were there and…

— Gary Hustwit

Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations. The Olympic…

— Richard Attias

No one pretends anymore that the Olympics are just about sports. It's routine to talk about what effect holding the Games in this or…

— George Packer

We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics.

— George Pataki

I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games.

— Dominic Thiem

Everything in Athens is probably a good example. Any time when there really isn't a need for these facilities in these cities, but they…

— Gary Hustwit